What's the dumbest answer you've ever seen someone give on a TV gameshow?

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Kalliban27@reddit

Surely the answer to that question is none? There are no pence in a £2 coin...

200 pence in £2 but not in a £2 coin

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hutchipoos@reddit

In his epic poems, Homer often refers to the nectar as the drink of the gods and which other substance as their food?

Doughnuts.

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dodgrile@reddit

Is this from Tipping Point? I just remember the expression on the face of the host, desperately trying not to look confused and then clearly trying to avoid laughing in the poor contestants face

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Jestar342@reddit

Ben Sheppard. Winner of "Poker Face of the year" for a decade, despite never having played poker.

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I saw him display this superpower the other day….”how many planets in the solar system contain the letter A?” The contestant made a big show of not passing the question to the other contestant and quite smugly answers “1, Aries” and goes into a sort of fugue state when he’s told he’s wrong and the other contestant rhymes off the right answer. Ben have a teensy smirk but it was impressive nonetheless

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Sufficient_Slice_848@reddit

Actually that's a great point. I can't stand Ben Shepard, and I would have said he has no discernable talent whatsoever. But as you've pointed out, his ability no-sell some of the most extreme stupidity that can possibly exist is absolutely top notch.

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yourmomsajoke@reddit

Just watched the clip, Holy cow Ben deserved an award for that pure poker face and holding it too 😂

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Opposite_Ad_9682@reddit

Tipping Point is a bit shite for this. If someone doesn't know the answer they aren't allowed to say ' don't know', they have to give an answer.

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TheFlyingHornet1881@reddit

Yeah, and if the contestant truly didn't know, it's not a crazy leap to get to Doughnuts.

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UnnecessaryAppeal@reddit

I didn't know that but I bet this sort of thing is why. Someone is forced to give an obviously wrong answer, the clip goes viral, more people watch in the hopes of seeing more stupid answers, and the cycle repeats.

Seriously, that's one of those questions that you either know or you don't know. In a pub quiz when that happens, we try to come up with the funniest possible answer ("doughnuts" isn't bad for this one).

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Opposite_Ad_9682@reddit

Yep, if I ever get in the show and don't know an answer to a question my default is to say 'Ben Shepherd' whatever the question 😊

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mrhippoj@reddit

It's so funny because it's such an understandable mistake but the difference between Homer the ancient poet and Homer Simpson is so huge

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Salute-Major-Echidna@reddit

Bright lights , crowds and pressure are incredibly disorienting

"What's a country in South America? " "Africa!"

No lie. Real answer on jeopardy

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nehnehhaidou@reddit

In all of human history, more people have heard of Homer Simpson than have heard of Homer the poet.

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Boroboy72@reddit

How can you possibly know that? Prove it.

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Boroboy72@reddit

I call bullshit. Prove me wrong and will gladly accept it. But how the fuck are you qualified to quote "All of human history"?

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EndPsychological2541@reddit

The guy isn't stating that as a fact.

But homer Simpson has been a household name since the 90's where the world population has gone from 5 billion to 8 billion.

The show has been subtitled into 27 languages, broadcasted to the world daily for 30 years? He has been a talking point in households, he had a song and a movie.

Homer the poet, is taught to some people in schools? (I wasn't one of them) and people have the option for looking him up.. But that's it? In comparison his popularity is 0.

And even if we say homer the poet was a household name from birth until 1600s there still wouldn't have been as many people knowing his name as there are right now.

I think the original commenter might have been right.

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No-Hamster7595@reddit

Have never watched the Simpsons and don’t intend to. I have heard of Homer the poet

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EndPsychological2541@reddit

That's great! You even know what show homer is from without having watched it!

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St2Crank@reddit

Homer, Homer Simpson. He’s the greatest guy in history. From the town of Springfield. He’s about to hit a chestnut tree.

Greek Homer wishes he could write something that good.

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Fit_Lifeguard_3722@reddit

Aristotle hit the throttle. May be relevant, may not.

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CometGoat@reddit

Homer the poet doesn’t have a theme tune

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Hamshamus@reddit

Homer, he's an author

From Agamemnon down to Achilles

From the isle of Ionia

He's the writer of the Odyssey

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Boroboy72@reddit

However, one could argue that there is an opposing ratio. Almost in diametric opposition if you will?

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PabloMarmite@reddit

It’s understandable to not know the answer, it’s another thing to hear “Homer” and go straight to “Simpson”.

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just_burn_it_all@reddit

I think the question designers knew exactly what they were doing

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On_The_Blindside@reddit

I mean, obviously, but thats somewhat the point right?

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Boroboy72@reddit

So do I

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Big-Visual-2032@reddit

Simpson is more philosophical

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mrhippoj@reddit

Exactly!

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APiousCultist@reddit

The contrast of which is actually the joke of characters with names like Homer and Bartholomew. But like Nimrod (the great biblical hunter) being used sarcastically by Daffy Duck, the sarcastic use prevails to the point people don't even see the original sarcasm. I guess 'droll' (as in the stereotypical "How very droll...") is the same, it literally means 'interesting', but I think most people would probably define it as the opposite after years of seeing disinterested characters use it and not quite consciously grasping that they werent calling the other character dull to their faces.

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Boroboy72@reddit

Is it though?

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Pitiful-Hearing5279@reddit

Doh!

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thebeast_96@reddit

It's ambrosia right?

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Dimac99@reddit

Devon knows how they make it so creamy!

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ZanzibarGuy@reddit

Rice Pudding.

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Fit_Lifeguard_3722@reddit

Treacle pudding

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FastSimple6902@reddit

I like Ambrose custard

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Imperial_Squid@reddit

If you're dedicated enough, I guess you could call custard both the drink and food of the gods... It's kinda like soup in that respect.

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HeavenDraven@reddit

You can also walk on enough of it! Well, run anyway.

It's a non-Newtonian fluid - solid under pressure, free-flowing otherwise - a bit like cats lol, which I guess makes them the Pet of The Gods.

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TheBloody09@reddit

It is, I never read the poem fully but knew that, now from the comment that posted this I will say I expected different people answering and maybe in like a speed round but the fact he went straight there like Homer Simpson is known for many epic poems did crease me.

Lets be fair and epic is used alot of different contexts now an I bet Homer Simpson used drink of the gods somewhere and nectar but it was how he was so sure it was him. May be brain fart or maybe no one teaches or talks about stuff nor do I have many diplomas on my walls again I feel bad judging it was just how he was I know he likes donuts.......

Does show how refrences move on, I also never read Dorian Grey but said to someone about a certain UK celeb they have a painting in their attic and I realised we just bombarded with so much content now......

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Melodramatic_Raven@reddit

Yes, it is!

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thebeast_96@reddit

I only knew that because of Percy Jackson tbh

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Melodramatic_Raven@reddit

Lmao rick riordan carrying the classics on his back

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Imperial_Squid@reddit

God I love SG games...

Reminds me I haven't revisited Transistor and Bastion in a while either...

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the-illogical-logic@reddit

I still recon it is doughnuts. He never talks about custard.

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gerflagenflople@reddit

It's custard isn't it? "Devon knows how they make it so creamy".

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standsteadyrain@reddit

Even better that the other contestant agrees with the poor bloke!

Just in case anyone wants to watch it.

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20dogs@reddit

Poor guys knew immediately what they did wrong when they heard the question again

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thejadedfalcon@reddit

"Oh."

LMAO.

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hu6Bi5To@reddit

If it was a quiz like Mastermind where "pass" is punished worse than an incorrect answer, saying something wrong is a rational choice if you don't know.

If it was anything else, then it's just good old-fashioned panic.

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Charliesmum97@reddit

That one is classic!

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winterhatcool@reddit

Link please

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Charliesmum97@reddit

https://youtu.be/IAaJArfPDKU?si=pIrU38EfTyo9gP1f

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winterhatcool@reddit

Thanks.

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deleted_by_reddit@reddit

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Charliesmum97@reddit

Hopefully that worked

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Minimum_Cupcake@reddit

"I know he likes doughnuts..."

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KnightsOfCidona@reddit

Ben's face always kills me! But truth be told, I can't guarantee I wouldn't go down the same route

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TopBumblebee9954@reddit

I can’t honestly say that I wouldn’t say this either.

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Andagonism@reddit

I remember this one.

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Positive_Position_48@reddit

I dont know, but it was nice seeing Joe Swash get zero points on House of Games last night. I cant stand the thick ginger faced dead eyed gobshite.

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

Ohh I'll have to watch that!

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Glass_Strain8333@reddit

On Tenable, a guy was asked to name 10 different varieties of cheese.

He genuinely didn't have a clue, first he said Babybel, lost a life obviously. His next contribution was Cheese Strings 😂😂

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Competitive-Ill@reddit

But babybel, cheese whip, laughing cow, kraft American cheese slices are all cheeses - maybe a loose definition, but it fits! Why did the contestant lose a life?

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Glass_Strain8333@reddit

They are brands, not types of cheese!

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Competitive-Ill@reddit

But but but… charousse is a type of cheese and a brand. I get that there’s thousands of different brands of Brie or cheddar, but there is only one laughing cow! (Thank god for that…)

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Andagonism@reddit

I watched one on Challenge the other day where they had to name words in the NATO phonetic alphabet that contained a letter R. One of them said "Lima"

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Nemesis-2011@reddit

If you’ve only ever heard it why would you assume Lima instead of lemur?

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Andagonism@reddit

Because Lima is pronounced Lee-ma (ma rhyming with Ha) and Lemur is pronounced Lee-mur (mur rhyming with her).

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luna_sparkle@reddit

Not sure what accent you have, but in British English they're both pronounced the same.

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Andagonism@reddit

I have a Cheshire accent

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UnnecessaryAppeal@reddit

I'm from the Cheshire/Greater Manchester border, and they sound the same to me.

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AlFrescofun01@reddit

I'm also on that border but I can detect a difference -

Lima = Lee - mah (goes up at the end

Lemur = Lee - murr (goes down at the end)

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UnnecessaryAppeal@reddit

Just goes to show that the variation of British accents within a small area is wild, because I can't even understand what you mean by going up and down at the end. Are you pronouncing the "r" of "lemur"?

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Nemesis-2011@reddit

Then you pronounce an r at the end of words that many in the UK don’t.

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faponlyrightnow@reddit

I pronounce Lima as Lee-mah and Lemur as Lee-muh.

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Andagonism@reddit

Fair enough

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chmath80@reddit

... and we're back to cheese.

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platypuss1871@reddit

Er, no.

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Softbelly1970@reddit

No they're not.

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Nemesis-2011@reddit

Not in British English. They sound exactly the same.

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Ashrod63@reddit

Scotland, Northern Ireland and Cornwall would like to have a word with you about your "British English".

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Nemesis-2011@reddit

I missed a can. I've corrected it now. sorry.

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Andagonism@reddit

You are telling a Brit they sound the same, they dont

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Softbelly1970@reddit

Agreed!

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Nemesis-2011@reddit

I’m a Brit. In the midlands they sound exactly the same. Where in the uk are you from?

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Enough-Ad-5328@reddit

Lee-mah, Lee-mur

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Andagonism@reddit

Cheshire

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Enough-Ad-5328@reddit

It was named after the country/state I'd assumed

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inverted_domination@reddit

There was a definite shift in the intelligence of contestants on that show. First couple of series it wasn't uncommon for teams to leave with £100k, series 3 onwards most teams were lucky to get 3 grand.

It must have been a budgetary decision by the producers to remove teams at the audition stage who could name South America countrys or European car manufacturers.

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TheBloody09@reddit

ok was this when they ran out out of obvious ones and was near the end and had to give an answer? I can maybe forgive that a tad but I always for years though A was Alpha but its Alfa and always used indigo for some reason which didnt matter really because its obviously not.

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Andagonism@reddit

No, it was the second or third guess as a group. One woman just stood there and didn't say any answer, not even a guess. I had never seen that before.

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Big-Visual-2032@reddit

The amount of people who don't know int eh slightest NATO Phonetics is wild.

I used to work IT support and would read out peoples passwords using phonetics and get comments like "Wow, that password is really long" and they'd put down "alphabravocharliezuluvharlie6niner"

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FastSimple6902@reddit

Isn't there only one for 'R' Romeo?

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Serious-Goose-8556@reddit

Bravo Charlie foxtrot ect contain r

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Acrobatic-Shirt8540@reddit

*etc. et cetera

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WankyWarrior@reddit

Yes but that’s not the question

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StardustOasis@reddit

Must have thought it's spelt Limar

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360Saturn@reddit

If there was any justice...

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yeeyeevee@reddit

for way to long i did think it was lemur… i think thats the confusion

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ollymillmill@reddit

Brie,cheddar,edam,goats?, blue, mozerella, camembert, string?, swiss, parmesan,

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TheSecretIsMarmite@reddit

Halloumi, Anari, Feta, Graviera, Kefalotyri, brie, neufchatel, Wensleydale, Caerphilly, Cheshire, Lancashire, double Gloucester, red Leicester, Tintern, pecorino, grana padano, manchego

I like cheese!

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Shaper_pmp@reddit

Fun fact: Edam is the only cheese that's made backwards.

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Zekiel2000@reddit

Bravo!

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Tattycakes@reddit

Eyyyyy

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padmasundari@reddit

Camembert, gorgonzola, cheddar, brie, comte, pecorino, parmesan, grana padano, wensleydale, Cheshire.

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DannyBrownsDoritos@reddit

Normally sir yes; but today the van broke down.

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Enough-Ad-5328@reddit

Gouda, Red Leicester, Double Gloucester

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padmasundari@reddit

Emmental, edam, feta, gruyere, mozzarella, ricotta, manchego, havarti, brunost, gjetost, leipäjuusto, Stilton, stinking Bishop, asiago, bocconcini, burrata, fior de latte, mascarpone, reblochon, bleu d'Auvergne, morbier, roquefort.

Fucking love a bit of cheese.

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Enough-Ad-5328@reddit

Stinky Bishop? You're just making it up now haha

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padmasundari@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinking_Bishop_(cheese) nope, it's fucking banging too.

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sayleanenlarge@reddit

Did you do the hands when you said wensleydale? I did when it popped in.

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adamh02@reddit

Cheese, Gromit! Cheese!

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HarlequinKing1406@reddit

Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.

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Rocky-bar@reddit

Ilchester.

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MysteryRockClub@reddit

Cows, sheep's, ...dogs?

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ollymillmill@reddit

Man i do love me some dog cheese

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tcpukl@reddit

Cheddar alone has dozens

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MysteryRockClub@reddit

Yeah I love cheese too. I love all the cheeses.

All the cheeses...

Double Gloucester....

All the cheeses.

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CardiologistEqual@reddit

But Swiss cheese isn't real cheese you want ementhal l

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spriggan75@reddit

He should have thought about it more Caerphilly.

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PoodlesMcNoodles@reddit

Maybe he was having emmental breakdown

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Vaudane@reddit

Nah just thought he'd briese through it

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TrashbatLondon@reddit

Instead he was thinking “edam it”

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Leader_Bee@reddit

Haha i like it, that's a gouda one!

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Ok-Ship812@reddit

Is this a cheese shop?

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hurricanepilotpete@reddit

Venezuelan Beaver cheese?

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SDHester1971@reddit

https://youtu.be/bBaqkdOQIpg?si=m9fkWW6yKlKUQJyU

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gazchap@reddit

Came here to post this. Always loved the little random sketches you'd get mid-episode.

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Boroboy72@reddit

It's a local shop for local people

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winch25@reddit

There's nothing for you here.

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Boroboy72@reddit

We didn't burn him!

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WillNotBeAThrowaway@reddit

What's going on? What's all this shouting? We'll have no trouble here.

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nomiselrease@reddit

I can I can't!

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CigarsofthePharoahs@reddit

Twelvety!

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Xoraurea@reddit

You lied to me, Edward! There is a Swansea!

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Boroboy72@reddit

👍👍🤣 We'll have no trouble here 👌

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180_26_26@reddit

The best bit was all his mates in the team were laughing at his stupid answers. Then when Warwick asked at the end what they would have said, one of them answered, very seriously, Dairylea🤣

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Glass_Strain8333@reddit

😂yes I remembered there was mention of Dairylea! I couldn't remember if it was him or one of his mates 😂 They were truly terrible at tenable

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agbrigg@reddit

Another tenable one was when they were naming Scottish cities and a guy said St Mirren...

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alwayz_optimistic@reddit

Omg that's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

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senorjigglez@reddit

I managed to come up with 10 off the top of my head but I admit I was hunting around my brain for the last couple.

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EaseUsed5465@reddit

“Countries that end with two consonants”

“Paris?”

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TH1CCARUS@reddit

That’s quite a fun question, too.

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teedyay@reddit

I thought, “that’s easy! Anything that ends in -land!”, then realised I could hardly think of any.

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International-Bat777@reddit

England, Finland, Scotland, Greenland, Iceland, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland. Sealand would like to enter the chat.

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teedyay@reddit

Ah yes, I didn’t think of Iceland or Greenland. Swaziland is good too, I think.

The only non-“land” one I can think of is Italy, which either counts or doesn’t, dependent on pedantry of the definition of a vowel.

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Sgt_Fox@reddit

Good answers, but Greenland isn't a country, and Swaziland has been called Eswatini since 2018

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hotchillieater@reddit

The question was 8 years ago so Swaziland would've been correct then!

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Sgt_Fox@reddit

I didn't consider when the question was asked. That's funny thank you for pointing that out

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teedyay@reddit

Thank you. Geography is not my strong point.

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Sgt_Fox@reddit

In that case, you had great answers

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jackboy900@reddit

Greenland isn't a country

Not by pointless rules, but it's arguably as much of a country as Scotland, it's just the word country is very ill defined.

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gazchap@reddit

As highlighted by the Map Men, Map Men, Map Map Map Men Men.

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Brickie78@reddit

Though England and Greenland wouldn't be correct under Pointless's rules, since neither is a sovereign state that is a member of the UN in ita own right

They had a jingle and everything

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PresterLee@reddit

But The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland would be .

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chmath80@reddit

Swaziland is good too, I think.

It's now called Eswatini.

The only non-“land” one I can think of is Italy

Germany, Hungary, Vatican City, Bangladesh, Luxembourg, Ivory Coast.

The Netherlands in with a triple consonant ending

Cook Islands, Solomon Islands.

Otoh, pretty sure there's only 1 that ends with 3 vowels.

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rositree@reddit

Give us a clue on the 3 vowels one, please?

I'm fairly sure it's not in North or South America but racking my brain and coming up blank still.

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chmath80@reddit

it's not in North or South America

It's not. Think smaller.

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Auntie_Cagul@reddit

Greenland isn't a country.

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McGubbins@reddit

Bangladesh

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teedyay@reddit

Nice one!

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Captain-Academia@reddit

Egypt!

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teedyay@reddit

Oh bravo! Unbeatable consonantage, surely!

Cheating now by looking at a map, I’m kicking myself for not thinking of Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark.

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jpepsred@reddit

Depends whether we count y as a consonant

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CrazyLadyBlues@reddit

Denmark

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International-Bat777@reddit

If we're going that route, Virgin Islands, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands. Also forgot Northern Ireland.

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randomdude2029@reddit

I was running through countries and it's amazing how many end in "ia"!

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sayleanenlarge@reddit

Iceland wouldn't work anyway because it starts with a vowel

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notlits@reddit

Add Germany, Denmark, Poland to the list, takes us over half way.

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Ranger_1302@reddit

Ireland is a two-fer.

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DarknessIsFleeting@reddit

England, Scotland and Greenland are not countries. England is not a country in the same way California is not a country.

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Subbeh@reddit

England, Scotland, Greenland, and Sealand would all be wrong answers.

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International-Bat777@reddit

I hoped that Sealand was obvious from my comment. I'll admit I don't know enough about Greenland but happy to say it's not a country. However, England and Scotland are countries. Try a Scottish person that Scotland isn't a country. Count your teeth before and after.

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Subbeh@reddit

Okay, perhaps you should know the rules for this game which are that countries need to be recognised by the UN.

England and Scotland are not countries in their own right, they are part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. So both wrong.

Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Wrong.

Sealand, well... Very Wrong.

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Plasteroff@reddit

England isn't correct. England isn't a sovereign state recognised by the UN - the UK is. Same with Greenland.

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International-Bat777@reddit

England is a country, as recognised by FIFA. That's good enough for me.

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Plasteroff@reddit

I mean, I want to agree with you but the BBC have been explicit and have shafted us on this one.

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GenGaara25@reddit

Greenland isn't a country by any definition.

The country it's a part of however, Denmark, would be a suitable answer.

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Broccoli--Enthusiast@reddit

Scotland and England came to my mind first and i would i have said one of them, but, but they did state they answers counties that are members of the un in their own right, so i dont think those would count, as the UK is the member state.

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chroniccomplexcase@reddit

Thailand too.

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No_Psychology_8169@reddit

Italy!

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PabloMarmite@reddit

I love this one for the look of pure disgust that her partner gives.

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double_peaks_jj@reddit

Scrolled just to find this one.

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massdebate159@reddit

The best part of that moment was her friend fucking hated her lol

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pajamakitten@reddit

She was a geography student too IIRC.

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lawlore@reddit

This was the one that came to mind. Just the reaction of her teammate- pure gold.

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Ohyeahiseenow@reddit

Any that end in "land"

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ianjm@reddit

Poundland?

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Jestar342@reddit

Wow, that was the day their friendship ended!

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marielavender@reddit

I just commented this exact same thing hahaha - she went to my uni. Not the best thing we were known for!

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69AssociatedDetail25@reddit

There's at least 3 separate instances of this occurring on different gameshows, too.

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EnchidnaDrakaina@reddit

On the Weakest Link 'complete this well known phrase. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ...'

Contestant 'uhh..Joy?'

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kurtanglesmilk@reddit

My fav weakest link one:

“What name for a type of sheep sounds exactly the same as a letter of the alphabet?”

“…Baa?”

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rattingtons@reddit

I really want to know what the actual answer is for this one.

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kurtanglesmilk@reddit

Ewe (U)

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rattingtons@reddit

Ahhhh bloody he'll I should have got that lol

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Ashnyel@reddit

It’s an older meme.

Host: Name a yellow fruit.

Contestant. An Orange.

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Equivalent_Parking_8@reddit

Who acceded the English throne following the death of Henry the 8th.... Henry the 7th.

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DogsOfWar2612@reddit

that sounds like a confusion at the question as henry the 8th did ascend the throne straight after henry the 7th

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D0wnInAlbion@reddit

The foreign secretary should know basic facts at about his country.

In the same quiz he also named The Palace of Versailles when asked about a French fortress and thought Marie Curies surname was Antoinette

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Equivalent_Parking_8@reddit

But the 7th couldn't succeed the 8th.. it was more of an issue because the person saying it is the current foreign secretary. His other gaffs in that round included. What was the surname of Marie and Pierre that won Nobel prizes for physics.. Antoinette. Which blue English cheese accompanies Port.. Leicester... I guess Harvard has a low bar.

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Common_Philosophy198@reddit

Just watch any part of any episode of the 1% club. Truly a horrifying insight into the intelligence of the average person out in public.

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TRUEpiiiicness@reddit

On Michael macintyre's the wheel, big narstie was asked to name a green vegetable.

He said an orange.

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whatmichaelsays@reddit

"Homosexuals": https://youtu.be/c5-6F42y3Hk?si=WlKpw2_b-wEfK2K8

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happymisery@reddit

Pure Brass Eye right there 😂

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dragonetta123@reddit

It's not the dumbest answer but certainly the dumbest contestant. Who wants to be a millionaire, and a car question comes up. The contestant uses phone a friend, ask the audience and 50/50. Then, he locks in the answer, even though he still has no clue. The host, Jeremy Clarkson, asks him why he didn't use ask the host, and the guy's response was, and I quote, "I didn't think you'd know." He got the question wrong.

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mJelly87@reddit

I remember playing the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire PC game. The first question was about a band I had no interest in, and had to use a lifeline. Carefully made my way to the Million pound question, and it's one I found really easy. 🤣

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local_milk_dealer@reddit

"On what date is it traditional to celebrate Christmas?"

"...Wednesday!"

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aurordream@reddit

It's not a British example, but my all time favourite game show answer was on Family Feud

"In what month of pregnancy does a woman begin to look pregnant?"

"September"

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Lost_in_Stories_o@reddit

This is still one of my favourite family fueds/ family fortunes moments!

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maxekmek@reddit

I wonder what the figures are for celebrating on the 24th vs 25th...

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Lost_in_Stories_o@reddit

Old family fortunes in the last round (the timed one) - in which month of pregnancy does a woman begin to show ? - September 🤣 I cried with laughter almost as much as the host, they had to pause the timer since he couldn't get the next question out for laughing so much

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piercedmfootonaspike@reddit

Swedish "who wants to be a millionaire":

"On what part of the body do you wear a diadem?"

Contestants answer: "The Knee"

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CarpeCyprinidae@reddit

American game show, overall subject "Sport".

Q: Name a dangerous race?

(Obvious candidates; Dakar Rally, San Marino Grand Prix, Isle of Man TT race etc)

Answer: "The Arabs"

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crucible@reddit

Always heard that attributed to Family Fortunes over here…

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Suspicious_Rub_7348@reddit

Classic family feud…

What’s something that follows the word “pork”

Goes back to the family. First guy up…”U pine” 🤣🤣🤣. Funniest part was someone’s screaming “good answer” 😆 Steve’s Harvey’s reaction is also comedy gold!

https://youtu.be/fdcleUk-T4U?si=J3E86hdKW_pu6dx4

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rm12345677@reddit

Probably not the worst but the funniest I’ve ever seen was on pointless, the questions was regarding top police officers, and the guy with a thick Irish accent said confidently ‘Carresa Dick’

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SilverellaUK@reddit

To be honest, her parents should have seen that coming when they named her.

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rm12345677@reddit

With surname Dick they should have seen that coming

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Imperial_Squid@reddit

The clip in question, for the curious.

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rm12345677@reddit

Thank you!

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Outrageous_Editor_43@reddit

The fact he asked him to confirm his answer multiple times and the glances to camera really made it hilarious!!

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Junkie_Joe@reddit

On which date does Christmas fall? "Wednesday"

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Evening-Tomatillo-47@reddit

"When was the first ikea in the UK opened?"

London

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ViridianKumquat@reddit

Weakest Link:

Q: What is "goodbye" short for?

A: God bye

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Evening-Tomatillo-47@reddit

So it's quicker to say

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Knowlesdinho@reddit

It's actually not that far off.

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TheBloody09@reddit

Very close, this doesnt deserve to be here.

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AdaptedMix@reddit

I thought it was a poorly worded question i.e. that it was meant to be Q: What is short for goodbye?

But no, 'goodbye' is actually short for 'God be with you'. I didn't know that. So 'God bye' doesn't strike me as a particularly stupid answer (or I'm stupid).

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3lbFlax@reddit

I tell you what - once, they asked 100 members of the public to name something green, and the old woman who was the contestant, she said her cardigan.

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dprophet32@reddit

Well... was it green?

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Evening-Tomatillo-47@reddit

It was blue

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GodOffal@reddit

You've got bean juice on your beard.

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speccynerd@reddit

Ye gonna eat the fat from yer chop?

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fivewisevirgins@reddit

Oh yes, champagne at wedding

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LadyFinduillas@reddit

No don't write in, she'll make a bloody show of us!

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Teddy-Bass@reddit

Cannot believe this retard hasn’t been mentioned

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Kind_Ad5566@reddit

Les Dennis: Name a kind of ache

Contestant: Eh, what?

Les: A kind of ache

Contestant: Fillet of fish

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Exxtraa@reddit

Family fortunes was a classic.

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JackyRaven@reddit

Thought he said "hake"? Could be!

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APiousCultist@reddit

Did you know flatfish could live forever? Just this week my pastor was talking about our immortal soles.

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TheBloody09@reddit

Sounds like a Vic and Bob sketch that does.

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lindsaydemo@reddit

This is my favourite one of all time!

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eclangvisual@reddit

Name something you feel before you buy it

‘Excited’

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BobMonroeFanClub@reddit

Person on Blockbusters who said that it was Doris who followed the yellow brick road. That person was me.

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Far_Internal_4495@reddit

I heard about Blockbusters, I read a book a week, so...

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PassionOk7717@reddit

Was going to say it's not that far off, but they give you the first letter.

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Slothjitzu@reddit

I forgot about that and it makes this so much worse haha

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Subbeh@reddit

You seem to not be over it?

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BobMonroeFanClub@reddit

It was 40 years ago and I still die inside thinking about it.

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Effective_Soup7783@reddit

You’d better not be gay. They revoke membership over that.

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BobMonroeFanClub@reddit

I am not a friend of Dorothy but I do carry her handbag.

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OldChorleian@reddit

It's a bitch when the first answer that comes to mind is nearly right, because it blocks the other (correct) one. I was on Fifteen to One a couple of times back in the day, and during one of the auditions (which you had to do for each appearance) the question was the NATO alphabet word for D. 'Doctor' came to mind and I knew it wasn't right (it's 'Delta') but it was close enough that it wouldn't move out of the way for the right answer to appear.

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MysteryRockClub@reddit

YouTube clip or it's not true.

Also YouTube clip so we can hunt you down, point and laugh.

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

Ooh, what was it like? Where you white or blue? Did you win? What did you win? Did your school take all the prizes? What was Bob like? Did you say "I'll have a P please, Bob"?

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psyper76@reddit

Doris is what her mates call her

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1coffeejunkie1@reddit

The family fortunes one 'name a bird with a long neck'

Naomi Campbell

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jvlomax@reddit

This will forever be the best one

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LittleSadRufus@reddit

I like the family fortunes one "Name something pink".

"My shirt".

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migrainosaurus@reddit

Yes! That one’s especially good because it doesn’t just give an absurd answer to the question, it betrays a sublime lack of any awareness as to what the entire idea of the show is that they are currently recording an episode of.

Like, would the studio audience, when surveyed before they had attended the show on the day or been introduced, or even become aware of the contestant, have said the most likely thing to be pink is… a shirt worn by a specific man we are yet to meet, but who will soon be brought through the studio door on the day we show up for the recording’?

The contestant has no idea what is going on. He is a man caught up in a world he does not understand or perceive. In a pink shirt.

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StarSpotter74@reddit

The US ones always make the rounds.

"Name something that can go after the word Pork."

"Upine" 😂

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Quality_Cabbage@reddit

I have a theory about that one. Well, two really. The first is the same one everyone is thinking - that he thought "Bird wiv a long neck? Well, that Naomi bird's tall and skinny, she's got a long neck" - ie that he really was that thick. Theory number two is that he thought of the perfectly good answer "swan" but he'd recently seen or heard of a new novel called Swan, "saw" the cover of it in his mind's eye and had a bit of an under-pressure brain fart and blurted out the name of the author, rather than the novel. The author of Swan? Ms Naomi Campbell.

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MisterrTickle@reddit

And I was thinking ostrich.

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MrsStinley@reddit

I actually saw that episode recently and the guy is definitely joking. It’s the bit where they ask the other family because they first family lost all lives. He’s was the joker at the end of the line I think. Definitely tongue in cheek

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TheFlyingHornet1881@reddit

Not joking though was the person who answered "Blackbird"

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Quality_Cabbage@reddit

Aha, that extra info changes everything.

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Captain_Lolz@reddit

Bird Is slang for girl in England.

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Quality_Cabbage@reddit

Thank you.

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TheBloody09@reddit

The name on he cover at least...... Wasnt there a show called the swan? Off topic but was in early days of proper rancid, dirty life as an open wound reality tv where they took ugly ducklings and fired all sorts in to them and removed bits and made normal nice women (of course, like of course) into plastic filled stepford women of the beauty standards of that time?

I think ducks look nicer than swans who still look nice.

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Milky_Finger@reddit

The author of Swan? Ms Naomi Campbell.

The bird with the long neck or a shorter necked Naomi Campbell?

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OverlyAdorable@reddit

Funnily enough, I referenced that just last week with my family. We were playing a category game and my turn was to name 3 birds. I said penguin, parrot, and Naomi Campbell. My family said I was an idiot and needed to go again. My sister even added that I apparently only said one bird. Turns out that she thought a penguin wasn't a bird

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DaveBeBad@reddit

On the original run, some guy in the final round answered “Turkey” to every question. They lost the chance to win £5000 or whatever the prize was in those days.

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xholdsteadyx@reddit

Another one from Family Fortunes, not dumb but an intended pun: Name a type of bean. Answer given: "A lesbian".

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LuciusJ27@reddit

I'm watching Limitless Win right now, and a guy on there thought that people can start paying National Insurance from 12 years old!

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

Ugh, that was infuriating. Even his wife was telling him it was 16!

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LuciusJ27@reddit

Don't understand why she didn't push him more on that, common sense! I've just finished watching the whole episode though and credit where it's due, they recovered well 😅

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DeaconBlueDignity@reddit

The Cadbury guy on The Chase

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massdebate159@reddit

This is a classic example of a man who refuses to listen to a woman.

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DeaconBlueDignity@reddit

Yeah. A lot of these silly game show answers can be excused because of the pressure and nerves, this is just a man who thinks he’s too clever to listen to his teammate

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ThrowRat420@reddit

This guy was a sub teacher at my secondary school. Mr Mann never loved this down :/

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nicowltan@reddit

Fiona did well not to lamp him.

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FromYoTown@reddit

Pmsl. He had one thing on his mind.

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happymisery@reddit

I watched an episode of Tipping Point last week and the question was “Derry Girls is a sitcom set in which British country”

Answer given : “Wales”

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eckkky@reddit

Family fortunes

Question: Name something that is red

Answer: My cardigan

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Putrid_Branch6316@reddit

Family fortunes with Les Dennis…..”Name something that you’d take to the beach”……A Turkey…..

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whatsthehzkenny@reddit

Comedy answer, Stewie Griffin on Family Feud.

Favourite holiday?

9/11

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Chevalitron@reddit

Contestant was asked which fictional cat was created earliest. They ruled out Felix on the basis that he appeared only in modern cat food advertisements....

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MrPogoUK@reddit

Some one said Pass on an “In which World War…?” question on The Weakest Link once. It’s fifty-fifty, just have a guess!

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APiousCultist@reddit

That's panic for you. You yell at someone "Quick, name any fruit!" and a good number of people will just go "Uh.. uh... I can't think of any!"

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Ranger_1302@reddit

‘What’s a knee fruit?!’

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professorrev@reddit

They've got their own anthem

https://youtu.be/5tWSZxoi8ZU?si=_x1uxQIg3WyHkuHO

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Adelphi_Lad@reddit

Family Fortunes

Host asked - Name a bird with a long neck?

Contestant - …Naomi Campbell.

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Charlie9967@reddit

Family Fortunes, Les Dennis:

"have a type of ache"

Contestant:

"Fillet of fish"

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ArChakCommie@reddit

On pointless recently, UK cities that are between j-m alphabetically. Contestant promptly goes for Brighton

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thewintersofourpast@reddit

Pointless:

Name a US president with an even number of letters in their surname.

Answer: Nixon.

It wasn't even that egregious, just that I can imagine losing count over Eisenhower or Buchanan, but Nixon?

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marielavender@reddit

Someone I went to uni with was on pointless, and for "a country ending in two consonants" answered "Paris". She was kind of infamous for it. A friend knew her and I was told very strongly to never bring it up if she was around

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chmath80@reddit

Her: "Where are you going on holiday?"

You: "... I'm not allowed to say."

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Slothjitzu@reddit

France.

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69AssociatedDetail25@reddit

"Which civilisation originally built Watling Street, forming part of the A5?"

"Apes."

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Suspicious-Magpie@reddit

The A2 as well. I know this because my dad would tell me this every time we drove on it, which was every bloody day.

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Either-Equivalent314@reddit

The Chase

Question sunderland scored against Liverpool in 2009 when the ball deflected against what

A beach ball, ice cream van or something German

Constant answered ice cream truck..

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SilverellaUK@reddit

How would anyone expect any of those things to be on a football pitch?

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Slothjitzu@reddit

All of the answers are ludicrous, but one of them is physically impossible and one of the remaining two is far easier to throw onto a pitch than the other.

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Either-Equivalent314@reddit

Beach ball is the only one that makes sense since they are often hit around the crowd, the other two answers were so ridiculous that beach ball was the only plausible answer even if you do not watch football

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PraterViolet@reddit

"Which 1972 Mafia film with the initials "TG" starred Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as Vito Corleone and his son Michael?"

"Tobacco Gangs?"

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Slothjitzu@reddit

Depends on the age of the person answering just how bad this one is.

I can see someone in their early 20s today never having seen the godfather and having no idea who Marlon Brando or Al Pacino are.

But someone over the age of say 35 today or in a quiz show pre 2010, and this is insane.

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carw87@reddit

"What is the largest land animal?" "A horse"

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MisterrTickle@reddit

Name a bird with a long neck

Naomi Campbell.

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acoops@reddit

My friend was on The Chase, the question "Dundonians are natives of which Scottish city?"

His answer... "Cardiff"

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vshere32@reddit

Pointless:

“Name a country in Asia”.

“…..er……Afwica?”

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Dull-Feeling5895@reddit

On Pointless a few years ago:

Who was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas?

JR Ewing.

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CrocodileJock@reddit

On Bullseye many years ago Jim Bowen asked a question along the lines of "Which city in Texas was President Kennedy assassinated in, in Dallas.."

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filthythedog@reddit

"In which state was President Kennedy assassinated, in Texas," I believe was the actual question/answer.

Sorry for the pedantry.

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lgf92@reddit

Now, for £18 Daphne, can you spell "grassy knoll"?

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Top-Initiative7668@reddit

I mean, it's sort of relevant 🤷‍♂️

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Boroboy72@reddit

I remember watching that at the time. I was still wiping my eyes during the final round 😂

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Bernardcecil@reddit

Her boyfriend's self-control was remarkable

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Boroboy72@reddit

Most likely already figured what was due later that day 😉

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TheFlyingHornet1881@reddit

I remember her "oh shit" face after realising what she'd said.

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Andagonism@reddit

Wonder if it was all a dream?

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inverted_domination@reddit

What sea does the Mississipi river flow into?

The Tennessee

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MsDragonPogo@reddit

Tipping Point

"Which Nobel prize did Ernest Rutherford win?"

On the sofa at home we're debating Physics or Chemistry

Contestant .... long think ... "Railways!"

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spongey1865@reddit

It's chemistry despite the fact I did a lot of my physics lectures in the Rutherford lecture theatre.

It meant I was very pissed off once when a pub quiz question came up once "What science did Ernest Rutherford specialise in"

I put down nuclear physics. Quiz master says it's particle physics and I'm wrong. I somehow lose the debate they're basically the same thing even when the internet called Rutherford the father of nuclear physics

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MsDragonPogo@reddit

QMs that won't/don't check answers when there's a genuine dispute are nearly as annoying as rough labels in the back of a soft t-shirt!

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darylrogerson@reddit

You can't beat Quiz Masters.

One question was, what's the main ingredient in Coca Cola.

My team was the only one that put water - needless to say he didn't have that for his answer so didn't give us the points.

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hellsangel101@reddit

You made me google the answer! (It’s Chemistry).

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damrodoth@reddit

"Name two states beginning and ending with the letter A."

"Florida."

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jdsuperman@reddit

"Which two states both begin and end with the letter A."

Well, for a start, there are three.

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aredditusername69@reddit

Maybe it was asked in 1958

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blythe_spirit888@reddit

"Name something a burglar wouldn't want to see in your house?"

"Naked grandma"

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ihathtelekinesis@reddit

In a Weakest Link final:

“Which South American mammal is unusual in that its first two letters are the same?”

“Gnu”

Although that was actually a mishearing.

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monkeyclaw77@reddit

Easy, it was on Catchphrase at some point in the 80’s. The picture was a large spiky blue (frozen) creature taking a bite out of something, the answer was clearly FROSTBITE. However the panicked contestant upon seeing the fully revealed image blurted out

“RAT-SPIDER-ICE-MONKEY!”

Poor old Roy didn’t know what to say.

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

They took "say what you see" a bit too literally

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Maylian81@reddit

Last week on celebrity mastermind.

Q: What is the common name of the star nearest to earth? A: (Long pause)....."pass"

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TheArtfullTodger@reddit

Can't remember the gameshow other than it was in the US and late 70s/early 80s but the question was is the name of both a garden tool and a person of I'll repute. Quite reasonably the contestant answered ho 😂 which for a daytime quiz show was clearly not going to be the answer (which was rake) but the host/quizmaster wasn't impressed.

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WotanMjolnir@reddit

This happened long before pause and rewind live TV, and I can’t remember the show, but it was one of the crappy early afternoon quiz shows on the BBC from the 90s. To be honest it’s such a stupid answer I sometimes doubt it happened, but I’m 95% certain it did:

Question: Whose reporting on the Ethiopian famines led to the forming of Band Aid?

Answer:

Nelson’s Column.

Seriously, what the fuck?!

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jillcrosslandpiano@reddit

Name a famous mouse

Top Cat

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Bownzinho@reddit

Brooke Vincent was a host on one of the 4 til 7 radio shows on one of the local stations. She’s absolutely dumb as fuck.

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Rudahn@reddit

I went to school with her. She always came across like a very stereotypical chav, sat at the back of the bus winding up the year 7s with daft songs and throwing damp bits of paper at them etc

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SimplySomeBread@reddit

when i was a kid my parents used to do "stupid but correct family fortunes answers" where they'd ask my sister and i a question and whichever of us got the dumb answer got a euro.

my sister got the euro one time answering "tom" to the mouse question

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thehamsterinmybottom@reddit

Tony the tiger was first thing I thought of. Is that worse?

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MarcelRED147@reddit

I think he's a tiger, not a tower.

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Hassaan18@reddit

Also from Brooke Vincent:

Name something mint-flavoured

Mint

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AdaptedMix@reddit

I like this sort of answer, because it ostensibly seems stupid, and yet it's completely valid. A 'smarter' person would infer mint itself is excluded, despite the question not doing so, and in the process miss the most obvious answer of all.

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maggiemayfish@reddit

I mean, she's not wrong

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TheBoiBaz@reddit

I don't think the twin towers answer is that bad

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jillcrosslandpiano@reddit

Vernon did, but then, he often does get it wrong with his scorn.

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gooderz84@reddit

To be fair the Wembley towers were called the twin towers, but top cat is absurd

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BitterOtter@reddit

Anyone remember The Slobs from Harry Enfield? There was an episode where they were on a gameshow and the final round was naming a word that began with B. Waynetta struggled despite being given lots of suggestions and came up with "Botato". I remember cracking up at that thinking people couldn't possibly be that thick. Many years later and having seen many, many gameshows, I realise I was naïve.

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Rayyyg@reddit

When she’s gonna give birth the doctor asks how far apart are the contractions, she says “I’m ‘avin a baybay, not a contraption”

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SomeWomanFromEngland@reddit

Wayne and Waynetta weren’t completely ignorant though, they knew Marlon Brando played The Godfather. Not many chavs of later decades would know that.

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BitterOtter@reddit

You make an excellent point!

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winch25@reddit

I like when they're flying somewhere, and Waynetta is asked 'Window or aisle", to which she responds "Window or you'll what?"

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jim_cap@reddit

At the christening. "Who's the godfather?"

"MARLON BRANDO"

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BitterOtter@reddit

They were a bit ahead of their time with those characters in many ways.

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MysteryRockClub@reddit

This was the comment I was gonna make. Comedy gold.

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zesty-@reddit

This is my favourite one on this thread 🤣

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onionsofwar@reddit

This one is clearly nerves getting the better of him.

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pib712@reddit

It’s an edit

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onionsofwar@reddit

Ohhh, I still enjoy it.

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PenneTracheotomy@reddit

“Name a type of bean” “Les-bean”

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h00dman@reddit

I feel a ridiculous level of pride that I watched that when it first aired, making me one of the first TV viewers to hear that glorious answer 😅

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Suspicious_Mine_7021@reddit

Belter, came here to see if anyone else had put this before I did. Best answer ever.

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Organis3dMess@reddit

Human

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APiousCultist@reddit

cue Drive soundtrack

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hellsangel101@reddit

Has-been

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Lawlini1978@reddit

Sean

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Lostinthebackground@reddit

This ones my favourite

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I_am_the_wrong_crowd@reddit

Family Fortunes.

Question -name something in your garden that is green.

Answer - my shed

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Squiggggles@reddit

What pizza topping shares its name with a Vivaldi concerto?

Margarita?

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Leader_Bee@reddit

Name a three letter word:

Alligator.

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DisplayNo4022@reddit

In Homer's epic poems, particularly in "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," the drink of the gods is indeed referred to as nectar, while the food of the gods is called ambrosia.

Your humorous twist with "doughnuts" adds a fun modern touch to the conversation! It’s interesting how ancient concepts can be playfully interpreted in contemporary contexts. If you have more thoughts on mythology or similar topics, feel free to share!

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bambamb1g3l0w@reddit

Can’t remember what show but the question was “what day is Christmas Day celebrated” and the answer was “Wednesday”.

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deer_light@reddit

Italian artist starting with C who often painted religious scenes, including depictions of the life of John the Baptist.

Carl Vaggio

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docju@reddit

There was an episode of Family Fortunes where a guy answered “turkey” for all the answers in the final game. I think he had a rationale for it but it was funny to watch!

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izm5000@reddit

Name a type of bean??. the answer was lesbean

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KelvinandClydeshuman@reddit

On all star family fortunes:

"Name a type of bean?"

"Lesbian"

🤣

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SnooObjections3103@reddit

Wheel of Fortune

Q: People who annoy you. Randy: #!**#@$ A: NAGGERS

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DeinOnkelFred@reddit

TNETENNBA, because it actually is a word.

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terrabuffty@reddit

Countdown….

https://youtu.be/tlDHghV2TIg?si=VMfV45WSkZvjsGtn

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ArthurFuksake@reddit

These ‘big money’ answers from family fortunes has to be up there for me…

https://youtu.be/MHiGT_odU2Y?si=zM23DAioK8mD_B93

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DarknessIsFleeting@reddit

Name a type of Ache: Fillet of Fish

It was on Family Fortunes a long time ago

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pjbrfc@reddit

There was once an episode of Family Fortunes, in the Les Dennis era where a contestant stated he worked in a soup factory.

His question was “name a food you can eat without chewing?” His answer was “Chips”.

I have searched and searched for a clip of this but I can never find one.

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Excellent_Gas_7123@reddit

In Homer's epic poems, the food of the gods is often referred to as ambrosia. Nectar and ambrosia together are depicted as the divine sustenance that grants immortality to the gods.

Your humorous twist with "doughnuts" adds a fun modern touch! Imagining gods enjoying doughnuts is quite the entertaining thought! If you have more playful takes or questions about mythology, feel free to share!

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Shmiguelly@reddit

Another from Limitless Win, someone was asked "Helen of Troy is known as the face who launched how many ships" and they said something like 4.

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gogoluke@reddit

I worked on a Gameshow. Dale Winton was host. One contestant gave an answer that insinuated Japanese Geisha were prostitutes, which was odd to bring prostitution into a Weekday quiz show and odd to think that Geisha were prostitutes...

They didn't get the point.

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LBruceyyYorkshire@reddit

Last night on Limitless Win. How many pence make up £2?

Answer - 60

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

That's what I said in the original post

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MsAndrea@reddit

"Paper, snow... A ghost!"

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GordonHead87@reddit

My friend was on The Chase. He got down to the final two contestants where they do quick fire answers to build up a lead on the Chaser.

Bradley asked a question, "IN WHICH WORLD WAR was the Treaty of *insert random name here* signed?"

The other contestant instantly shouts "PASS!"

My buddy just stares at him and rolls his eyes - it didn't make the cut but as soon as the round ended my mate yells "it was a f****** 50/50 shot you p****"

- Follow up, in the same episode my friend answered a question "In which Irish city....." Londonderry instead of Derry and this subsequently became pro Irish Republican meme, which we all found out about when another friend in the group married an Irish lass and one day her friend sends her a meme with our pal in it.

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TiredWiredAndHired@reddit

Some lad I knew at uni answered 12 to "how many wheels does a penny farthing have?"

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southafricasbest@reddit

Celebrity Mastermind - YouTube link:

https://youtu.be/ki7_msEYo-g?si=QnaEi82Hb530qjQP

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ChrisGarratty@reddit

Was looking for this one. All her answers were candidates for this question.

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KnightsOfCidona@reddit

Greta Thunberg even changed her name to Sharon on Twitter for a few days after this!

TBF with this one, it was just her panicking, I don't think she thought it was right, just threw out any answer

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Tumeni1959@reddit

Too many on Celebrity Mastermind to recall ....

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Big-Visual-2032@reddit

"What date does Christmas Day fall every year"

"Wednesday"

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Ok-Ship812@reddit

There is a clip on YouTube of the US Newlywed Game.

‘where is the strangest place you made whoopie’

The wife answers,..

“In the butt”

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kurtanglesmilk@reddit

My other favourite -

“Something you’d say your neighbours have more of than you”

Husband reveals his answer as Cars

Wife - “What? No, grass!”

Husband sheepishly - “I wouldn’t bet on that”

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txakori@reddit

What what

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EponymousHoward@reddit

Here you go, with the clip: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/up-the-butt-bob/

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Shmeckless@reddit

I was in the audience for a Welsh language quiz show.

The contestant was asked 'what do people sing at Christmas

a) A Carol b) A Barrel

And incredulously, got it wrong.

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Zealousideal-Ice-238@reddit

Supermarket sweep.... What colour jersey does the Tour De France leader wear?

All 3 contestants said a colour which wasn't yellow.

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Violet351@reddit

On celebrity weakest link someone was given two possible answers and they answered something different

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BlondBitch91@reddit

"I thought Europe was a country?"

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MoebiusForever@reddit

Everyone knows theres 32p in 2lb.

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kitjen@reddit

On Family Fortunes a guy was asked to name a type of ache (so backache/headache) and he said a fillet of fish because he thought Les Dennis asked for a type of hake.

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

That would still be wrong even if the question did ask for a type of hake lol

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Pale_Seaweed_3332@reddit

In Homer's epic poems, nectar is indeed described as the drink of the gods, while ambrosia is referred to as their food. Ambrosia is often depicted as a substance that grants immortality and divine qualities, making it a fitting counterpart to nectar. Your mention of doughnuts adds a humorous twist, though! They certainly wouldn't have the same divine connotation as ambrosia!

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Final_Flounder9849@reddit

In the gameshow ‘The Golden Shot’ contestants called in and aimed a crossbow at various targets by directing someone in the TV studio left, right, up or down.

Someone called in to play and their aim was great initially but then went way way off. The host, Bob Monkhouse, asked jokingly if the contestant could see the TV screen.

Turned out he was calling from a phone box acts was watching the show on the TVs in a shop window and someone had turned them over to the football.

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YouSayWotNow@reddit

You couldn't write it, could you? Brilliant! 🤣

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TransatlanticMadame@reddit

If you'll allow Miss Teen South Carolina Answers a Question - hands down the BEST response: Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question

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claimsmansurgeon@reddit

To be fair, her answer does perfectly illustrate why some Americans are unable to find the US on a map.

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TransatlanticMadame@reddit

The irony that now, 18 years later, she is a real estate agent...

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beardymo@reddit

The look on the guy's face as he holds the microphone, haha

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totalretired@reddit

‘the guy’ is AC Slater from Saved By The Bell, I’ll have you know!

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beardymo@reddit

Oh shit so it is!!

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RedSunWuKong@reddit

That was brilliant! Thanks for the laugh.

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ponchomolar@reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AWKfMvDtw

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MrFrankAlien@reddit

Family fortunes;

Les "Name a type of number you might memorise"

Contestant "Seven!"

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minisrugbycoach@reddit

On catch phrase. Picture this

A big tiger, camera slowly zooms out to reveal a large red arrow pointing at the Tigers eye.

Contestant presses buzzer and answers confidently with:

"There's no eye in tiger"

Ok, now there's two massive problems with this answer.

One, "there's no eye in tiger" is not a catch phrase.

Two, There is an I in tiger you dumb fuck.

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Scott_Of_The_Antares@reddit

I always remember the poor person on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and got this down to a 50/50;

'Which of these is the largest?'

B- An Elephant

C- The Moon.

She went for the elephant, bless her.

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getreviewsy@reddit

On Family Fortunes Les Dennis asked the contestant to name a type of pain.

Answer: Fillet of fish

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bez_lightyear@reddit

The woman last night on Limitless Win who reckoned that 60 pennies make up two quid.

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Taps698@reddit

There is a brilliant Half man Half Biscuit song called Knobheads on Quiz shows”.

Includes the line.

I’ll just guess and hope I’m right. The first man into space was Captain Bligh.

r/Hmhb

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Daisy_bumbleroot@reddit

Have you got the file for Mister Out in Round Onnnne

First thing I thought of when I saw the title was Knobjeads on QuizShows

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PraterViolet@reddit

"What possessed you to apply?"

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Taps698@reddit

My friend, who normally gives me good advice, imploded. But I suspect you knew that already

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JonS90_@reddit

Also Ant & Dec's Limitless Win:

"The US Department of Defence building, also known as The Pentagon, has how many sides?"

"8"

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emalouise91@reddit

On an episode of who wants to be a millionaire US, a contestant answered that homeowners by surge protectors to protect their belongings from floods. It was the first question as well.

Video of the clip

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Dry-Author3253@reddit

Doesn't answer the question, but on the weakest link, Anne Robinson once asked, "Which is furthest? West Bristol or Bath?"

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Prize_Farm4951@reddit

Weakest Link was notorious for asking questions that were unclear, could be interpreted in many ways but only had one "correct" answer to them or which Anne Robinson would misread or mispronounce key words.

It seemed to get away with no contestant calling the complete bullshit out simply on the time pressure and everyone trying to keep their heads below the parapet.

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FlameFeather86@reddit

Furthest from what? 'Cos if I'm standing in the centre of Bristol it's probably further to get to Bath...

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certifiedcloudmonkey@reddit

Particularly poor sentence pacing maybe due to autocue? "Which is furthest west? Bristol or Bath".

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rde42@reddit

A more interesting question is "Which is furthest west? Bristol or Edinburgh?"

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certifiedcloudmonkey@reddit

Oh that's a good call. I know the answer, but I also know what most people would select. May be stealing this for a quiz.

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Boroboy72@reddit

Furthest from the truth?

Definitely Stroud

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sveferr1s@reddit

I nearly spat my wine out when she said 16.

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arweeni@reddit

Funnily enough when I read the title of this post the first thing that came to mind was the woman that said a £2 coin was worth 16 pence on Limitless Win tonight 🤣

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

She also said there were 3 queen bees in a hive. She was unbelievably thick!

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Prize_Farm4951@reddit

Tipping Point questions tend to be geared to absolute simpletons but they still manage to come out with absolute whoppers.

But I'm going to go with to two Pointless ones (more a case of embarrassing than dumb):

A vicar who had been telling Alexander he was in Mensa seconds earlier responding to "African cities that come alphabetically between Cape Town and Marrakesh?" responding "Cairo".

He then got more pissed off as all the other 7 players got pointless answers.

And the guy who picked out former Met Police Chief Cressida Dick during a picture round and called her "Caressa Dick".

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ColsterG@reddit

Contestant on Family Fortunes asked to name something Red, said "my jumper, Les". Les observed that he wasn't wearing a red jumper and the contestant replied, "No but I've got one at home"

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NeverCadburys@reddit

according to Homer, what was the food of the gods? guy answered Doughnuts.

Also I can't remember it really but a question on pointless was about a country, the girl said a city or a state or somethibg ridiculously incorrect and her friend was so angry I thought she was going to punch her. The friend even repeated the question and gave her an answer when Alexander cut her off and was like we have to leave the correct answers to the end.

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Snave96@reddit

I think that one was a country that starts and ends with the same letter (maybe), and the girl answered Paris.

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jflb96@reddit

Country that ends in two consonants, if we’re going for ‘Wrong for a number of reasons’

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NeverCadburys@reddit

yes! that's it

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Mother_Ad7869@reddit

This is the one 😯😅 https://youtu.be/ZExOicH-2_Q?si=otZnLmTkZXr5pHTV

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NeverCadburys@reddit

God it is so painful. If looks could kill, she'd be dead

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Far_Camel_5098@reddit

Helen Flanagan on Celebrity version of Weakest Link.

"What are the White Cliffs of Dover made of? Chalk or Cheese".

She reckoned cheese.

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APiousCultist@reddit

It at least sounds nicer than "The aggregated skeletons of trillions of dead marine microorganisms" (which, yes, is what all chalk is). Cheese sounds much more quaint than the truth that it's miles and miles of plankton corpses.

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Berookes@reddit

Family fortunes I think:

“What goes with pork?’

‘…upine’

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pszichoapu@reddit

"Is Europe a country?" on a US gameshow, asked by an elementary school teacher (!)

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massdebate159@reddit

"What date in December is Christmas Day celebrated?"

"Wednesday"

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BackPractical9210@reddit

Once saw one of them clowns from the only way is Essex and if I remember correctly he couldn’t name the countries that make up the UK. Some of The people we turn into celebs and give adoration to is quite astonishing.

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Reasonable_Notice_99@reddit

This Pointless episode: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZExOicH-2_Q&pp=ygUac3R1cGlkZXN0IHBvaW50bGVzcyBhbnN3ZXI%3D

The question was: Name a country ending in two constants. A woman answered: Paris.

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CrocodileJock@reddit

The look her teammate gave her...

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jim_cap@reddit

I remember that episode. She got more and more openly pissed off with her teammate as it went on. That was definitely the end of a friendship.

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Direct-Mongoose-7981@reddit

I saw a youtube video with this one

Name one thing you leave on at night? (obviously looking for light, fan or something like that0

The guy said "shoes"

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Random_Nobody1991@reddit

Found it years ago on a blooper compilation on YouTube where the contestants have to name common things associated with an activity, event etc. This one was on “things taken from hotel bedrooms” and the woman answering said “the lamps” 🤣

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PleasantDicipline@reddit

Obligatory Fanny Scmeller for the humour.

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Shaper_pmp@reddit

For those who haven't seen it.

And the follow up.

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Scorpiodancer123@reddit

Oh my God this is all brilliant. Fair play to her too

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PleasantDicipline@reddit

I’d never seen the follow up!!! Legend! 😂

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kitjen@reddit

I always felt like he didn’t actually even find it funny but desperately wanted to be featured on 100 Greatest TV Gameshow Monents.

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ellafantile@reddit

And the follow up from Michael McIntyre

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greatdrams23@reddit

On Tenable:

Question: Name the last 10 monarchs of Britain.

Answer: Elizabeth the Third.

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TheBloody09@reddit

I know loads kings and queens may not know eras exact at all but is many people who did not know this, it was on our money, our stamps, near every post box (not all of course) any time she was introduced formally .

Now on coins was lots of latin but II on stamps its there etc etc, Here is why I feel many never knew or thought about it. She was just the queen and long serving so even the gawd bless er etc just the queen but it is weird we saw her on so much people did not know and maybe we just forgot or she was around so long she was just our queen. Anyway you would be surprised just how many people may not known that I feel even when seeing it everyday on money etc. That being said no Idea about Charles.

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dragonb2992@reddit

Any time there's a question like "which continent...", "which month...", they shake their heads, look confused and shout "pass". There's a very small number of answers even if you don't know, just shout out a random answer.

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TheBloody09@reddit

while I agree I rather that done fast that 20 seconds and pass or repeat pls, this is mostly on time based rounds though tbf.

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FinalEdit@reddit

Beauty queen episode of The Weakest Link back in the day was particularly hilarious. Only one I can remember is someone woman answering Clark Kent to the question of which famous actor wrote a biography about playing Superman but there were some real zingers in there

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rev-fr-john@reddit

Xylophone! What word begins with "Z" was the question, bob monkhouse was the host and the correct answer was the most common one the thick as shit general public came up with. My guess sarcastic was Xylophone, my dad said, "nah, that begins with X" "They're asking the opinion of the general public was my reply" he asked how someone so young could be so cynical, sadly the top answer was Xylophone, it was around this time I reduced my television watching massively.

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TheBloody09@reddit

In a thread of lots of really bad ones this isnt terrible but maybe its because I like the story.... Too add on I think at one point a show maybe family fortunes or one like it for a few seasons started showing clips of public answering questions on the streets because people would write in to points of view or some papers and be like we asked 100 members of the public etc and Shirley from Derby was asking questions, I have never been asked and so on.

I may be getting the quiz wrong because FF mostly the top answers was what you would say but even young me who must have been as cynical as you thought that the people who made the questions and answers up must have been gutted that they had to show there thinking like we had too in math sums. It was a game show like that where is no definitive answer because its what the people asked would say.

The rise of the internet must have been a dark time for quiz shows and news shows too because they had people who would call them out......

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littleduckcake@reddit

Tipping point. "A unicorn is a horse with which structure on its head?"

"Icicle?"

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kotare78@reddit

Family Fortunes in the one on one round they were asked to name a type of ache.

The chap inexplicably answered “Filet O Fish”

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spudgun20@reddit

Think it's easier just to say look up the "Dumb Britain' section of Private Eye. Plenty of terrible answers there https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/BA-_h3Z_M-

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Legit_Vampire@reddit

Years ago on family fortunes a fella said turkey for every answer ....amazingly he got a question right

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rougekhmero@reddit

Back in the early 90's/Maybe late 80's on Family Feud:

Q: Name a famous Mickey.

A: Mickey Way. You know...the candy bar!

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JSF--10@reddit

First one that came to mind was; “in 2009, Sunderland scored against Liverpool when the football deflected in off of what?” The options were “beachball, ice cream van, sunbathing German”. The contestant chose ice cream van

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Beansbeansrgd4urhart@reddit

On the chase:

What is the only planet in the universe known to support life?

Contestant: Mars

Also on who wants to be a millionaire:

Which of these is a variety of lettuce? A: little jewel B: little treasure C: little gem D: little precious

The lady (who was a headteacher btw) had to ask the audience...

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chmath80@reddit

Which of these is a variety of lettuce? A: little jewel B: little treasure C: little gem D: little precious

Honestly never heard of any of those. If I was guessing, I'd rule out B and D, and probably choose C over A, but I wouldn't be confident.

The lady (who was a headteacher btw) had to ask the audience

I probably would have too. Or 50/50.

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Effective_Quality@reddit

Turkey!

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MountainMuffin1980@reddit

Q: “In his epic poems, Homer often refers to nectar as the drink of the gods and which other substance as their food?”

A: Well I know he likes his donutsWell I know he likes his donuts.

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LuinAelin@reddit

Doh

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Flibtonian@reddit

Laughed at this harder than I should have.

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SpoopySpydoge@reddit

Name a yellow fruit

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Flibtonian@reddit

To be fair if she's colourblind it's sorta understandable. I have a friend who genuinely thought my tomato red hoodie was orange.

Of course the name of the fruit is "orange". However if she sees the fruit/orange things in general as more of a dark yellow, then to her it not being yellow would just be a theoretical thing she's been told that would be reasonable to forget when under extreme time pressure.

That or she's just daft.

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thehamsterinmybottom@reddit

That's a belter

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OhThePetSpider@reddit

From The Weakest Link ,

Name a bird with a ling neck

Naomi Campbell.

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SomeWomanFromEngland@reddit

From The Weakest Link.

“What is botany the study of?”

“Bottoms?”

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Filbertthemerchant@reddit

Twelvety

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Filbertthemerchant@reddit

Family Fortunes question. “Name something pink “ Answer “My cardigan” Classic 🤣🤣🤣

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Accomplished-Pen-69@reddit

Family Fortunes, name something you take to the beach?: Turkey sandwiches.

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Even_Happier@reddit

Family Fortunes. Name an animal people are scared of? Squirrel

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RainbowPenguin1000@reddit

The lady on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire that used her 50/50 and then said an Elephant is bigger than the moon

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ItsDominare@reddit

That never actually happened, it was an edited image.

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Appropriate-Idea5281@reddit

Newlywed Game.
Q: where was the strangest place you made Whoopi?

A: in the butt

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KaluaMalua@reddit

A classic from the YouTube archives!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9jVqmF2uzM

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beachy148@reddit

The entirety of Monty Panesars mastermind entry. Highlight for me is: “In an 1819 poem what season of the year does Keats describe as ‘a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’?”

Panesar: “Oliver twist”

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Prestigious_Cap2654@reddit

That video is a gold mine, holy shit.

"In which city is the comedy show 'Cheers' set in?"

"America"

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ItsDominare@reddit

I saw a good one not long ago, it was on the US version of family fortunes hosted by that black guy with the moustache.

So they're doing the buzzer round. The question was "What's a number that a man might lie about?" and one of the contestants buzzes in instantly and gleefully shouts "A hundred!"

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murdochi83@reddit

Family Fortunes (British version of Family Feud)

"Name a job a dog can have."

"... Slave."

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ramblingzebra@reddit

I can’t remember the exact question, but someone was asked on Tipping Point, “XYZ won in which Nobel Prize field?” and the guy just answers “…Railway?”

Another one was, “Which animal features on Team GB’s logo?” and he said “Kangaroo”…

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Maleficent-Signal295@reddit

David Lammy on mastermind.

The whole thing is a car crash.

Now he's off representing us to the world

https://youtu.be/DsR4Nx-ELgc

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TedsterTheSecond@reddit

Name something abandoned in the winter?
Answer: My sister

Family Fortunes.

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TedsterTheSecond@reddit

Name a bird with a long neck "Naomi Campbell" - A guy on Family Fortunes with Les Dennis.

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TedsterTheSecond@reddit

Name an animal that hunts in packs "A sheep"
A guy on The Weakest Link clearly terrified of Anne Robinson.

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DutchTheCowboyCat@reddit

Weakest Link:

Complete the following line in The Lord's Prayer

"Our Father, who art in heaven what be thy name"?

"Harold"

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RedPlasticDog@reddit

Has the guy answering turkey to all the questions on Family Fortunes been mentioned yet ?

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Mane25@reddit

My first thought too https://youtu.be/MHiGT_odU2Y

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Mr_Rottweiler@reddit

Max Bygraves was the best Family Fortunes.

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Jdrussell78@reddit

https://youtu.be/M2AWKfMvDtw?si=r-aarn0VtlE1edr8

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Delicious_Bet_8546@reddit

I came here to say this as well! Iconic moment. Didn't he have a meltdown in the final round and all he could say was turkey. So good.

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Personal-Listen-4941@reddit

IIRC he accidentally overheard one of his partners answers, which was Chicken. So he got Turkey in his head ready for the question. He then panicked and said it to the first question, got more tongue tied and used it for the second answer, then by the third answer when it was a reasonable answer, everyone was already cracked up.

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Mrs_Mangle@reddit

I just came here to say that! What a ledge.

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Early_Government198@reddit

Celebrity Weakest Link

Romesh Ranganathan: Helen, the White Cliffs of Dover are made of which substance, chalk or cheese?

Helen Flanagan: Cheese.

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MCMLIXXIX@reddit

"Name a word that usually comes after pork"

"Upine"

Family fued

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Dramatic-Energy-4411@reddit

The infamous 'turkey' answers from Family Fortunes. Well worth looking up if you've never seen it. The look of pure anger from the rest of the family is hilarious.

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DotAffectionate87@reddit

A couple.......

Family feud (Family fortunes in the UK)

Name a word that follows the word, Pork?

Contestant..... "U Pine?"

The other classic was from the gameshow

"Newlyweds"

Where they take turns asking the each half of newlywed couples questions and their partner is asked the same questions and get points for their answers being the same.

So, its they guy's turns and they are asked

"Where is the most unusual place you have had whoopee (sex)?"

They all answer stuff like... The car, kitchen table, the garden.....

They bring back all the women and ask them the same question....

"Where is the most unusual place you have had whoopee ( sex)?"

One woman answers...... "In the ass?"

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HelikosOG@reddit

One of my favourites is on Family Fortunes when the contestant being a yardie answered "name a type of ache" with fillet of fish. It was so funny, because they drop the H in words he thought they were talking about hake

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D0wnb0at@reddit

Not a TV gameshow per se, but Sidemen did “The Chase” and Ethan was asked “what do cows drink” https://youtu.be/elBbz91JtnQ?si=iRMq8fkucb0kCbGD

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Wolvington52@reddit

The reaction was too good

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Wolvington52@reddit

what do cows drink?

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blainy-o@reddit

"Name a way of roasting someone"

"Over a fire"

It was a correct answer.

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Alpine_Newt@reddit

She looks genuinely baffled by the laughter at first, which makes it all the funnier. I think she realises she misheard the question when she puts her hands to her mouth. Great clip.

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

Like the British version of Nekkid Grandma!

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throw_away_17381@reddit

I wonder if he did.

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mand658@reddit

I mean....

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Overthinker-dreamer@reddit

This made me laugh

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badmother@reddit

Family fortunes is full of these...

eg. "Name a bird that has a long neck"

"Naomi Campbell"

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vegaseddie55@reddit

“In the ass”

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Jdrussell78@reddit

Family fortunes.

Name something a blind person would us?

Answer: A sword.

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JackyRaven@reddit

Rutger Hauer played a swordsman in Blind Fury...

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WanderingArtist2@reddit

Back in the 70s/80s, a guy blew it on Family Fortunes by repeatedly answering "Turkey", even for "Name something you take to the beach".

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Outrageous_Editor_43@reddit

On the American version of Family Fortunes (Family Feuds 🤷‍♂️) when they get called to the front.

The question was: What does Popeye eat?

Overly confident slap of the button and a shoulder roll dance singing 'Chicken'.

She was thinking of Popeyes Chicken and not Popeye who eats spinach. 🥴

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First-Lengthiness-16@reddit

Isn't there only 1 answer to that?

Not usually the type of Q on that show

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Outrageous_Editor_43@reddit

It is the bit where they call a member to the front from each family and they have to answer a question to see which family plays.

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CarrowCanary@reddit

My immediate thought was Olive Oil.

Which is probably true off-camera, but definitely not what they were looking for.

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Outrageous_Editor_43@reddit

Naughty!

But, yeah. Probably.

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alwayz_optimistic@reddit

Family fortunes 1983 (had to Google the year as before my time)

Name something you take to the beach "turkey" The first thing you buy at the supermarket "turkey" Name a food often stuffed..."turkey"

Cracks me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Blackmore_Vale@reddit

Family feud “Name something a burglar would not want to see when they break into a house”

The contestant answered “naked grandma”

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dontknowwhyIamhere42@reddit

There was an episode of the Newly Wed where they asked "where is the most unusual place you've made whoopee? (Sex)"

The husband looked straight in the camera and said "the butt"

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oowhat@reddit

Family fortunes years ago.

"Name a TV soap?"

"Dove"

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CallMeMarjorieKeek@reddit

Someone I know was on tipping point and got the question what’s a state beginning with A in America? (Or something along those lines) Florida. Was his answer. He is a teacher.

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SheppJM96@reddit

Name a country ending in two or more consonants- Paris

Who was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas in 1963?- JR

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Dazz316@reddit

Miss South Carolina 2007 Dumb Answer Explained | TikTok

Not a gameshow but I have to post.

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xmastreee@reddit

I remember on Family Fortunes, when Bob Monkhouse hosted it, question was a worn beginning with the letter Z. Top answer was xylophone and nobody got it.

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Routine-Potential384@reddit

The chap on In It To Win It who was asked “Penzance is in which English county?”. https://youtu.be/nuixePWlbBk?si=vDhVgjVMv0WFRC26

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thedukeofwankington@reddit

Monty Panesar on Celebrity Mastermind gave some corkers:

https://youtu.be/hNeEQZn7eIk?si=daPFmnRDsGbYPEpp

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Pianist-Vegetable@reddit

I seen Louis Walsh on and old episode of catchphrase, he didn't know anything! An audience member even gave him an answer....but they were playing for charity so all in good fun I guess...

To give him credit, it was still a really funny episode, even the host was getting exasperated and helping them out.

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Cold_Table8497@reddit

Weakest Link.

Anne: How many 'r's are there in three days?

Contestant: One?

Anne: Incorrect. The answer is 72.

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movienerd7042@reddit

“The 2019 book entitled No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference was written by which Swedish climate activist?”

“Sharon”

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BearClaw4-20@reddit

Does anyone remember seeing the clip of family fortunes or whatever it's called in thenUS (family fight?) It was the final round and every question the guy just answered Turkey :') I don't know if it was legit or just meme stuff.

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Remarkable_Bid_8650@reddit

On Tipping Point, Ben asked a contestant ‘What day does Christmas Day normally fall on?’ Stupid contestant. ‘Wednesday’ 😆🤦🏼

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Spq1313@reddit

Kitchen Fagitas - the correct answer was Chicken Fajitas- however the incorrect answer was given (by an absolute arsehole of a contestant) with such confidence it was TV Gold

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Thebadgerio@reddit

Also watched Limitless Win, this must be the easiest gameshow to win tens if not hundreds of thousands of pounds on. The only show you can get every answer wrong and win big? Earlier, just knowing Jurassic Park came out some time around the 90s nets you tens of thousands of pounds??

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

But you need exact answers or you don't bank the cash, so guessing when you don't know the answer can be a big gamble.

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WasabiMadman@reddit

This lives rent free in my head because of the hilarity but it has to be this man's attempt in the Family Fortunes UK (US, Family Feud) final...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AWKfMvDtw

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33783071@reddit

https://youtu.be/bSyoaxHJlRY?si=7wqLA1FSD7GIVqSU burger rings are a sort of crisp in Australia.

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im_not_funny12@reddit

What is a colour that is also a fruit?

Violet

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snowavess@reddit

The turkey bloke from family fortunes

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Heraonolympia123@reddit

Which is the only planet in our solar system which is known to contain life?

Mars.

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Talentless67@reddit

Just google, ‘funny family fortune answers’

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SilverGirlSails@reddit

Tipping Point, the question was something like ‘which virus causes shingles’, meaning chicken pox. The man seemed to have gotten it mixed up with cold sores, and very confidently answered ‘herpes’.

Herpes Boy is fondly remembered in our house.

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Sleepyllama23@reddit

In fairness shingles is called herpes zoster and chicken pox is herpes varicella. They were just going for the medical terms

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pakcross@reddit

There was a daytime tv quiz in the UK a few years back (00s), called The Deadly Knowledge Show.

The host did a link going into the ad break:

"Come back in a few minutes for part two. Or, as Einstein would have said, part one squared."

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peaccc@reddit

Followed by answering there are 3 queen bees in a hive 🫣🫢

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Sleepyllama23@reddit

Yeah they were never going to go far

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Cheese-n-Opinion@reddit

On Weakest Link - Something along the lines of "Which Queen ruled England from 1558-1603?"

"Latifah"

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Inkyyy98@reddit

I remember someone on the chase answered ‘how many sides does a nonagon have?’ With 0

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insane_worrier@reddit

Not TV but a radio quiz I heard.

Q: What country are the Rocky Mountains in?

A: Marciano

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Minimum_Leopard_2698@reddit

Oh…wowwwww

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TerrorCottaArmyDude@reddit

That guy on pointless who answered "Carressa Dick" instead of Cressida!

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tcconway@reddit

“In the butt, Bob”

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snackolicious@reddit

-upine

On Family Feud. The question was name a word that comes after pork 😂

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bob_the_rod@reddit

Q: Name a bird with a long neck.

A: Naomi Campbell

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BobisMartin@reddit

“Name a type of Bean”

“Les-bean”

Yes this was on celebrity Family Fortunes, no it was not a correct answer

clip here

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steven71@reddit

Name something red?

My Cardigan

Family Fortunes (Les Dennis era)

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Distant_Planet@reddit

The recent Wheel of Fortune one, "treat yourself, a pound of sausage" has to be up there.

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thecuriousiguana@reddit

Name something that's red

My cardigan.

She wasn't wrong but I doubt the panel of 100 people would have said it.

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whatmichaelsays@reddit

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx8djzNpIt6kZs-h4EjHFG4BhjOdhvso3p?si=u0zepB8J2kRUQvSQ

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gizmostrumpet@reddit

The Chase:

"In Greek mythology, who's wings melted because they flew close to the sun?"

"The Wright Brothers"

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Fun_Gas_7777@reddit

Tipping Point:

"According to Homer's Illiad, what was 'food of the gods'"

"Donuts"
(the answer is ambrosia. The guy thought it was Homer Simpson)

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EitherChannel4874@reddit

From family feud Canada.

What's poppets favourite food?

Chickeeeennnn.

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Hopeful_Song1031@reddit

Pointless - countries beginning with a vowel….Africa

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No-Birthday-6513@reddit

I’m watching this too, OP. Is it just me or was she super hyper?

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dprophet32@reddit

There was definitely something... different about her

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ollymillmill@reddit

Im guessing the answer is 200 right?

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IHateTheLetter-C-@reddit

Either that or none, there are no pennies within the item itself?

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ollymillmill@reddit

I expect it was 200 due to the game format

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AnonymousOkapi@reddit

There was a question on Family Fortunes that I think was "Things you might find on a car windscreen." First person answered insects, so far so good.

Second person's answer was "Dead cat, bleargh!" complete with a little mime. It got quoted in my family for a long while after.

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EasySignature179@reddit

‘Pass’

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alancake@reddit

I think it was on Pointless Celebrities- which scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921... "Isaac Newton"

Only about 300 years out!

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Noreck7@reddit

Name an animal with three letters:

Alligator

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thinkaboutthegame@reddit

They're not wrong, it does have three letters, it just has another six as well

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reverse_mango@reddit

Reminds me of Amazing Phil on The Weakest Link. He was asked to name an animal that begins with the same letter repeated (prompting “llama”). He misheard and answered “gnu” lmao.

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Sky_Wino@reddit

Name a type of bean

Lesbian

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bucephalusbouncing28@reddit

Mine was also in Limitless Win. I forget the question but it was a round where only the answers were numbers, and he said ‘Gladiator’.

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MJLDat@reddit

I just saw that, the couple surprisingly didn’t do very well at all. Awful tactics.

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veganfoolsdontrule@reddit

Sharon

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GregoireLeFrog@reddit

La mer noire

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Carpe_Tedium@reddit

"What is grown in a paddy field?"

"Um... potatoes?"

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Careful-Swimmer-2658@reddit

Which famous person was assassinated in Dallas Texas in 1963? - JR Ewing

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Expression-Little@reddit

When was Shakespeare alive? The 1800s. Oh honey.

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thrrowaway4obreasons@reddit

She was terrible. Any they left with nowt.

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InviteAromatic6124@reddit (OP)

I don't think I've ever seen a more useless contestant on a UK gameshow!

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thrrowaway4obreasons@reddit

There was one on the chase a few years back. I’ll find the video.

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Alive_Marsupial7311@reddit

Countdown:

Foetus

Pronounced foe - a - tus

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quosp@reddit

Tipping Point.

Ben Shepherd: "In his epic poems, Homer often refers to the nectar as the drink of the gods and which other substance as their food?"

Contestant: “I know he likes doughnuts. I think I’ll go with doughnuts please, Ben"

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Speedbird223@reddit

I’ve been watching a lot of episodes of Pointless lately…what can I say, I live in the US and just found a YouTube channel with a ton of episodes.

-Name a first class county cricket team…. “Twickenham”

-“Name a US state with a coastline”…in the same episode contestants gave the answers Detroit, Orlando and Mexico.

I mean, JFC…

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